Few books address supernatural experiences through a Christian perspective. Gary Jansen’s Holy Ghosts or How a (Not So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night is a fascinating read about his journey from skeptic to believer and how the paranormal now meshes with his religious beliefs. While I’m [...]
Intuitives say children can easily plug into the spirit world. It’s believed that since their souls haven’t been in bodies as long as adults, the young retain subconscious memories of the spirit world. Family reactions impact ESP. Sensitive Jason Lindo spoke at the Nevada Ghost and Paranormal Conference some years back. As a small child, [...]
My parents, Darlene and Bryan, spend their golden years volunteering for state parks all over the country. One of their favorite places is Berlin Ichthyosaur Park located in the Nevada outback. They archived artifacts there in the off-season, when they have the park to themselves. Berlin, a short-lived mining community perched on an arid central [...]
On the way to the Goldfield Hotel with my family in 2012, we stop at the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah and visit room 309, where my parents—Bryan and Darlene—had their own ghostly adventure years ago. Mom and Dad watched the breaking news on the television in disbelief: Lady Diana died in a car accident. After [...]
I just thought I'd update all of you on a couple of articles I recently read, as well as events that you may be interested in attending. A follow up to the two posts on evil In July, I asked people with various religious beliefs how they view evil. This weekend the Reno Gazette-Journal's Faith [...]
See last week’s post for more information on this subject. Fresh, yet dead, batteries Frequently when fresh batteries die, it’s an indication of a spirit’s presence. Every time Mark Constantino took his video camera into Elizabeth’s room at the Goldfield Hotel (GFH) during the KTVN investigation, it would stop working even though the fully-charged batteries [...]
As the Nevada Ghost and Paranormal Series manager, I’ve heard of and experienced many ways spirits grab our attention. The trick for the bodied, however, is to recognize when an Other World effort to reach the living has been made. Here are some common ways ghosts let us know they’re around. Touch Jan (not her [...]
Thoughts of Nancy—my friend warring against pancreatic cancer—nagged at my consciousness. Even as I hurdled my way through the chaos at work, she remained on my mind. The TMCC Writers’ Conference, which I manage, neared. Plus, I had reports to compile and a new marketing strategy to devise for our division’s uncertain future. Overwhelmed and [...]
One unusually hot, spring day, my buddy and I escorted my younger brother and his friend on the long trek home from 6th grade. Lithe palm trees, lining the street, cast little soothing shade. So since we were dropping off my brother at his friend’s house (about half-way between Rowland Avenue Elementary and home), we [...]
“Many ghost hunters take from the spirits, so this young man was unusual,” Virginia Ridgway, caretaker of the Goldfield Hotel, said over the phone with a slight Texas drawl. She spoke about a guitarist who asked to play for the GFH entities. “No one ever asks to do something for them.” I’d never really thought [...]
